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This page contains two reader letters criticizing *Life* magazine's editorial direction, plus automobile advertising. **"Vilifier" Letter**: A reader protests that *Life* has published content mocking or demeaning a racial group, calling it "unnatural and un-American." He argues this contradicts *Life*'s traditional mission of good-natured humor and asks the magazine to stop engaging in "rancorous petty spite." **"Trained Animals" Letter**: Another reader condemns animal cruelty, specifically referencing an unnamed "distinguished American statesman" recently returned from African big-game hunting. The writer argues that while vivisection for scientific research has some justification, training animals for circus and stage performance is indefensible cruelty that deserves criticism. The page reveals *Life* faced contemporary criticism for both racial mockery and insufficient animal-welfare advocacy—issues readers felt contradicted the magazine's stated values. The letters suggest *Life*'s satirical humor sometimes crossed ethical lines its audience found troubling.

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“ Vilifer ™ Dear Lire: Can you tell us what brand of “American” humor describes your unnatural and un-American pose as the vilifier of a race? For shame, Lire. You have another and healthier mission than this, and rancorous petty spite isn’t in keeping with the broad- tempered spirit of fun which has al- ways characterized you. Don't, please, give way to it any longer. There's surely enough bitterness and unpleas- antness in this world, and you, of all persons, to add to it! Yours very truly, Henry C. Starr. New York, July 30, 1910. Trained Animals To tHe Eprtor or Lire: Wanton and useless cruelty to ani- mals, both wild and domesticated, is New Models Ready Now! A New The Maxwell for 1911 is out! And again it has broken all precedeas Standard of the tremendous value it offers in a car of moderate price. It has arg Car Value been big and roomy. It has always been known for i $ reliability 2 times—its wonderful durability—its mechanical simplicity, In every respect it always stood head and shoulders above other cars selling at anywhere near the jm But this year the strikingly attractive designs of the Maxwell and its many added finements of equipment have created a still higher standard of Maxwell value. Rational Speed, We believe in uniformity. The Maxwell is not built forsped Luxurious Comfort the exclusion of more vital motoring requirements. Beag likely to be a subject widely discussed in the next few months in virtue of the return from Africa of a distin- guished American statesman who has spent nearly a year in hunting the beasts of the forest and field in the remote dark continent. The bongo, warthog, digdig and other rare species and genuses have felt the power of his rifle, and his bag of big game may be considered as remarkably complete. Lubrication J It is impossible to get away from the s..aple fact that a linder oil is merely required to lubricate and burn up cleanly ‘| The presence of body makes an oil lubricate. ‘I The absence of impurities makes it burn up cleanly. HAVOLINE OIL | Possesses the saine body as other ofls (light, medium and heavy), but it burns more cleanly because it has been filtered more. That's why— It Makes a Difference chanical efficiency. word—composite perfection. and then there like many cars. appearance has not alone been attained to the sacrifice ¢ “Maxwell’’ Sales to Date 35,479 He n have done a service for hu- manity by increasing its scientific knowledge of zodlogy, and if asked how he enjoyed the excursion he would probably reply that hé had had a bully time. The subject of cruelty to domesti- cated animals has been exhaustively considered and agitated, due to the re- searches of anatomists and biologists, but vivisection is defendable in a meas- ure, since man and animals have some physiological characteristics in com- 322 Our idea is equal reliability and superiority in every part-q That's why the Maxwell doesn’t break down first They give years of staunch, durable service—hae | abundance of power—offer all the speed any sane driver could ask for or use. MAXWELL-BR WACO Licensed Under Seldez! mon, and hence the effects of certait processes traceable through expen ments in animals might prove of value to humanity. But there is another class of cruelty practiced on animals that is far mort horrible than vivisection! It is th training of animals for stage and ct cus performances, and there i 3 single word that can be said in its & fense. A beast hates training of a" kind; he hates the bars that confist (Continued on page 323) him: | throu ‘Comicbooks.com